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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops Asking Rents in San Francisco Are Ticking Up, But… Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Inch Down Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Down Year-Over-Year Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
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QuickLinks: A Good Week For Landlords

July 20, 2006

∙ Home prices inch up; rents rise, sales ebb ∙ Eviction ruling favors landlords

Bay Buildings Neighborhoods New Developments

The Infinity: A Study In Contrast

July 20, 2006

Our previous post on The Infinity has generated some great comments from both prospective and actual buyers of The Infinity and One Rincon Hill. The early sentiment: The Infinity has…

Real Estate Economics Trends

San Francisco Median Sales Price Rebounds Slightly

July 19, 2006

According to DataQuick, the median sales price for existing homes in San Francisco was $778,000 last month, up 2.4% from $760,000 in June ’05 (matching the high-water mark of October…

Real Estate Resources Remodeling and Renovation

Fun With Building Permits (And Complaints)

July 19, 2006

Our thanks to “jimmy” for pointing out San Francisco’s Online Permit and Complaint Tracking system. Pulling permits can help you figure out what’s really going on with that “renovation” down…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

A Promotion (From Comment To Post)

July 19, 2006

While the listing for 321 Langton might have been withdrawn from the MLS, an eagle-eyed reader comments, “This morning, 321 Langton #11 was listed on craigslist at $599k (a $50K…

Bay Buildings New Developments

The Infinity Starts Selling

July 18, 2006

If you’re interested in The Infinity, let’s hope that you heeded our advice and submitted your pre-qualification letter weeks ago, because they’ve started taking deposits. According to a tipster that…

Bay Buildings New Developments Seemingly Random

The Hayes “Special” Open House (And Signature Cocktail)

July 18, 2006

It looks like The Mark Company might have concluded that the “signature cocktails” played a significant role in driving the condo buying frenzy at One Rincon Hill. This Saturday (7/22)…

Listings (for sale)

Last Chance For Bessie?

July 18, 2006

The MLS listing for 57 Bessie now notes, “Final week! Will be off of the market as of 7/20.” So after two months on the market, and two price reductions…

Seemingly Random

With A Non-Skinny Grain Of Salt

July 17, 2006

According Money Magazine’s “Best Places to Live 2006”, San Francisco isn’t a top 100 city. In fact, we didn’t even manage to rank in the top 25 with regard to…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

Think Escher (Not Eichler)

July 17, 2006

A tipster forwards this picture from inside the kitchen/stairway at 379 Hill Street and asks a perfectly reasonable question, “What were they thinking?” And although the MLS listing touts ‘Retro…

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    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

  2. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    The Academy of Art is a reminder of what the city has lost with the San Francisco Art Institute. The…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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